Cosmetics Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Nordstrom with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cosmetics Sales Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 58 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nordstrom overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nordstrom as a Cosmetics Sales Associate according to 58 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 28%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Paterson, NJ) in Sep 2014
Interview
Interviewed with assistant cosmetics manager, asked questions such as why Nordstroms? team work and selling experience. The manager was pleasant and others were being interviewed for the position by other people. I was told the counters were busy and they were looking for someone to handle and fast and heavy sales load. I was encouraged to re-apply if I saw anything in the future that interested me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time when at work you were in competition with a co-worker and what was the result
Meet a hiring manager, meet the specific manager for your role, answer some simple questions. No demonstration of skills required. Expect to meet a few people before signing a contract.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom (The Woodlands, TX) in Nov 2022
Interview
Horrible! They only had 4 positions available with 100-250 applicants for each! After I applied they sent me a generic email, stating to come to their job fair! Seriously? Why would they even have a job fair for only 4 positions in the entire store (of which 100's of candidates already applied)!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Will you come to our open house job fair on a specific date with tons of other candidates (after they had already filled the positions)?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Richmond, VA) in Jun 2022
Interview
The interview process was quite easy, I applied then received a cll back followed by an interview with their HR and then another with the cosmetics floor manager. All interviews were easy and I was offered the job on the spot.